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Seventy million acres of the Amazon are now protected

That is roughly the size of Arizona, and conservationists hope the protected areas will link up into one connected 'link of life' for wildlife.

Source: Good News Network

Amazon burns as El Niño drought meets Brazil's election tensions, experts say

Drought makes the forest flammable, but people light the fires, and how land clearing gets policed often turns on who wins power in Brasília.

Source: El PaíS English